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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A multi-disciplinary database containing professional and peer-reviewed titles
AGRIS Agricultural Science and Technology Information This link opens in a new window
"AGRIS is the International System for Agricultural Science and Technology, a multilingual bibliographic database that connects users directly to a rich collection of research and worldwide technical information on food and agriculture."
Civil Eats This link opens in a new window
A news site dedicated to critical thinking about the American food system. Focuses on food, agriculture, and sustainability.
Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Ebook Central by ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Extensive collection of online academic books in all subject areas
Ebook Collection by EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Extensive collection of online academic books in all subject areas.
EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Portal to all EBSCO databases including Academic Search Complete, Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition, and more; select as appropriate from this entry page.
Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
A guide to traveling the world featuring information on embassies, business, societies, culture, food, education, and much more.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts.
Occupational Outlook Handbook This link opens in a new window
Information on required education and training, duties, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations nationwide. Also data by state. Search by occupation, projected growth, pay grade, education level. Recommended for Occupational Research assignments.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Reference works, Scholarly journals, Trade publications, and important General interest magazines covering core academic subject areas. Help Guide available.
Small Business Source This link opens in a new window
Resources include sample business plans, how-to guides, articles, websites and more.

Books in Our Catalogue

Introduction to Hospitality by John Walker; Josielyn Walker
ISBN: 9780135209813
Publication Date: 2019-06-30
For introductory courses in hospitality. An engaging introduction to hospitality, for tomorrow's managers.
Meetings, Expositions, Events, and Conventions by George Fenich
ISBN: 9780134735900
Publication Date: 2018-03-13
For courses in events and convention management. The most thorough, up-to-date text on the MEEC industry Meetings, Expositions, Events, and Conventions: An Introduction to the Industry gives a comprehensive overview of the burgeoning field of planning and producing MEEC - meetings, expositions, events, and conventions.
Food Studies by Willa Zhen
ISBN: 9781474298674
Publication Date: 2019-01-10
Traditional food studies textbooks tend to emphasize theoretical concepts and text-based approaches. Yet food is sensory, tactile, and experiential. Food Studies: A Hands-on Guide is the first book to provide a practical introduction to food studies.
Turning the Tables by Andrew P. Haley
ISBN: 9780807834749
Publication Date: 2011-05-30
In the nineteenth century, restaurants served French food to upper-class Americans with aristocratic pretensions, but by the twentieth century, even the best restaurants dished up ethnic and American foods to middle-class urbanites spending a night on the town. In Turning the Tables, Andrew Haley examines the transformation of American public dining at the start of the twentieth century and argues that the birth of the modern American restaurant helped establish the middle class as the arbiter of American culture.
On Cooking by Sarah Labensky; Alan Hause; Priscilla Martel
ISBN: 9780134441900
Publication Date: 2018-01-18
For courses in cooking and food prep. Market-leading cooking text For over two decades, On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals has prepared students for successful careers in the culinary arts.